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List of wars involving India

This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the modern day Republic of India and its predecessors.

Ancient India (c. 15th to 1st century BCE)

Name of conflict Belligerents Belligerents Outcome
Battle of the Ten Kings (c. 14th century BCE) Bharata kingdom Ten King Alliance Bharatas Victory
Kurukshetra War Pandavas of Kuru Kingdom Kaurava of Kuru Kingdom Pandavas Victory
  • After Pandavas victory, entire North India or central India come under Kuru rule.
Kosala-Kashi war
(c. 650 BCE)
Kosala kingdom Kasi kingdom Kosala Victory
  • Kosala annexation of Kāsī
Kosala conquest of Gaṇasaṅgha
(c. 600 to 550 BCE)
Kosala kingdom Gaṇasaṅghas
Kālāma
Shakya
Koliya
Kosala Victory
  • Kosala annexation of three Gaṇasaṅgha
Gandhāra-Avanti war
(c. 575 BCE)
Gandhāra kingdom Pradyota dynasty Gandhāra Victory
Magadha-Anga war
(c. 535 BCE)
Haryanka dynasty Anga Kingdom Magadha Victory
  • Magadhan annexation of Anga
Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley
(c. 535/518BCE–450 BCE)
Mahajanapadas Achaemenid Empire Achaemenid Victory
  • Persian rule established over the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent
Avanti-Magadhan wars
(c. 510 BCE–400 BCE)
Haryanka dynasty
Shishunaga dynasty
Avanti (Ancient India) Magadha Victory
  • Magadhan annexation of Avanti
Magadha-Kosala war
(c. 485 BCE)
Kosala kingdom Magadha led by Haryanka dynasty Magadha Victory
  • Magadhan annexation of Kosala
Magadha-Vajji war
(c. 484 BCE–468 BCE)
Haryanka dynasty Vajjika League led by the Licchavis Magadha Victory
  • Magadhan annexation of Vajji confederacy
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
(c. 327 BCE–325 BCE)
Macedonian Empire Various Indian kingdoms * Macedonia conquers up to the Beas River, yet has to stop its advance in the Indus.
Battle of the Hydaspes
(c. 326 BCE)
Porus Macedon
League of Corinth
Persian allies
Indian allies
Macedon Victory
  • Annexation of Punjab
  • Porus became his province chief
Conquest of the Nanda Empire
(c. 323 BCE–322 BCE)
Chandragupta Maurya Nanda Empire Maurya Victory
Seleucid–Mauryan war
(c. 305 BCE–303 BCE)
Maurya Empire Seleucid Empire Maurya Victory
  • Maurya annexation of all of the Macedonian Satrapies in the Indus River Valley
Kalinga War
(c. 262 BCE–261 BCE)
Maurya Empire Kalinga Maurya Victory
  • Maurya annexation of Kalinga
Kharavela conquest of Magadha
(between 180 and 160 BCE)
Mahameghavahana dynasty Shunga Empire Mahameghavahana Victory
Kharavela conquest of Dravidian Kingdoms
(between 180 and 160 BCE)
Mahameghavahana dynasty Dravidian Kingdoms Mahameghavahana Victory
Battle of Vijithapura
(c. 162/161 BCE)
Chola dynasty Anuradhapura Kingdom Anuradhapura Victory
Battle of Vidarbha
(c. 145 BCE)
Shunga Empire Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era) Shunga Victory
Battle on the Sindhu river
(c. 135 BCE)
Shunga Empire Indo-Greek Kingdom Shunga Victory

Classical India (c. 1st to 6th century CE)

Name of conflict Belligerents Belligerents Outcome
Saka-Satavahana Wars (c. 1st–2nd century CE) Satavahana Empire Western Kshatrapas Satvahana Victory
Battle of Venni (c. 130 CE) Cholas (Uraiyur) Chera dynasty
Pandya dynasty
Velir
Chola Victory
Samudragupta conquest of Western Satraps
(c. 350 to c. 360 CE)
Gupta Empire Western Satraps Guptas Victory
Chandragupta II conquest of Western Satraps
(c. 390 to c. 410 CE)
Gupta Empire Western Satraps Guptas Victory
Skandagupta conquest of Hunas
(c. 455 to c. 457 CE)
Gupta Empire Alchon Huns Guptas Victory
First Hunnic War
(c. 496–515 CE)
Indian Kingdoms confederacy, Gupta Empire
Aulikara Empire
Later Gupta dynasty
Alchon Huns Indian kingdoms Victory
Second Hunnic War
(incl. Battle of Sondani (c. 528 CE))

(c. 520–534 CE)
Indian Kingdoms confederacy, Aulikara Empire
Gupta Empire
Later Gupta dynasty
Alchon Huns Indian Kingdoms Victory

Early Medieval India (c. 7th to 12th century CE)

Name of conflict Belliegents Opponents Outcome
Battle of Narmada
(619 CE)
Chalukyas of Vatapi Vardhana dynasty Chalukya victory
Battle of Pullalur
(618–619 CE)
Chalukyas of Vatapi Pallava dynasty Chalukya victory
  • Result of battle is inconclusive by mostly historians
  • Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars
Battle of Vatapi
(642 CE)
Chalukyas of Vatapi Pallava dynasty Pallava victory
  • Pallava victory and conquest of Vatapi
  • Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars
Umayyad campaigns in India
(712–740 CE)
Gurjara-Pratihara
Guhila dynasty
Maitraka dynasty
Chalukya dynasty
Karkota Empire
Umayyad Caliphate Indian Victory
  • Arab and later Muslim invasions halted in India for next 300 years.
Chalukya–Chola wars
(992–1120 CE)
Chola Empire Western Chalukya Empire Chola Victory
Chola conquest of Anuradhapura
(993–1017 CE)
Chola Empire Anuradhapura Kingdom Chola Victory
Chola expedition to North India
(1019–1024 CE)
Chola Empire Somavamsi dynasty
Pala Empire
Kamboja Pala dynasty
Chandra dynasty
Chola victory
Chola invasion of Srivijaya
(1025 CE)
Chola Empire Srivijaya Chola Victory
Chola invasion of Kadaram
(1068 CE)
Chola Empire Srivijaya Chola Victory
Battle of Kasahrada
(1178 CE)
Rajput Confedracy Ghurid dynasty Rajput Victory
First Battle of Tarain
(1191 CE)
Rajput Confedracy Ghurid dynasty Rajput Victory
Second Battle of Tarain
(1192 CE)
Rajput Confedracy Ghurid dynasty Ghurids Victory

Late Medieval India (c. 13th to 15th century CE)

Name of conflict Belligerents Belligerents Outcome
Battle of Katasin
(1243)
Ganga Empire Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) Ganga Empire Victory
Second seizure of Lakhnauti
(1244)
Ganga Empire Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) Ganga Empire Victory
Battles of Umurdan
(1247 to 1256)
Ganga Empire Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) Ganga Empire Victory
Battle of Beas River
(1285)
Delhi Sultanate Chagatai Khanate Delhi Sultanate Victory
Mongol invasion of India
(1297–1298)
Delhi Sultanate Chagatai Khanate Delhi Sultanate Victory
  • Mongol forces expelled from India
Battle of Kili
(1299)
Khalji dynasty Chagatai Khanate Khalji Victory
Siege of Ranthambore
(1301)
Delhi Sultanate Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura Delhi Sultanate Victory
Siege of Chittorgarh
(1303)
Delhi Sultanate Guhila dynasty Delhi Sultanate Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Gujarat
(1304)
Delhi Sultanate Vaghela dynasty Delhi Sultanate Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa
(1305)
Delhi Sultanate Paramara dynasty Delhi Sultanate Victory
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri
(1308)
Delhi Sultanate Seuna dynasty Delhi Sultanate Victory
Siege of Warangal (1310) Kakatiya Empire Khalji dynasty Khalji Victory
Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom
(1310–1311)
Pandyan Kingdom Khalji dynasty Khalji Victory
Siege of Warangal (1318) Kakatiya Empire Khalji dynasty Khalji Victory
Battle of Lahrawat
(1320)
Khusrau Khan Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq Victory
Siege of Warangal (1323) Kakatiya Empire Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq Victory
Battle of Singoli
(1336)
Kingdom of Mewar Tughlaq dynasty Rajput Victory
Bengal Sultanate–Delhi Sultanate War
(1353–1359)
Delhi Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Victory
  • Withdrawal by the Delhi Sultanate
  • Delhi recognises sovereignty of the Sultan of Bengal
Jaunpur-Bhojpur War
(1389–1489)
Jaunpur Sultanate Ujjainiyas of Bhojpur Jaunpur Sultanate Victory
  • Ujjainiyas flee into the forest and lead a guerilla warfare resistance
Battle of Delhi (1398)
(1398)
Timurid Empire Delhi Sultanate Timurid Empire Victory
Bengal Sultanate–Jaunpur Sultanate War
(1415–1420)
Bengal Sultanate
Diplomatic support:
  Timurid Empire
Ming China
Jaunpur Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Victory
Battle of Sarangpur
(1437)
Kingdom of Mewar
Kingdom of Marwar
Malwa Sultanate Rajput Victory
Battle of Mandalgarh and Banas
(1442-1446)
Kingdom of Mewar Malwa Sultanate Rajput Victory
Battle of Nagaur
(1457)
Kingdom of Mewar Gujarat Sultanate
Nagaur Sultanate
Rajput Victory

Early Modern India (c. 16th to mid 19th century CE)

Name of conflict (Time) Belligerents Opponents Outcome
Battle of Khatoli
(1518)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Delhi Sultanate Rajput victory
Battle of Gagron
(1519)
  Rajput Confedracy Malwa Sultanate
Gujarat Sultanate
Rajput victory
Battle of Dholpur
(1519)
  Rajput Confedracy   Delhi Sultanate Rajput victory
  • The boundaries of Rana Sanga's military influence came to extend within striking distance of Agra.
  • Chanderi bestowed to Medini Rai.
  • Part of Rana Sanga's conquests.
Battle of Gujarat (1520)
(1520)
  Rajput Confedracy Gujarat Sultanate Rajput victory
  • Royal treasuries of Gujarat plundered by Rana Sanga
  • Idar given to Rao Rai Mal Rathore
  • Part of Rana Sanga's conquests.
Battle of Raichur
(20 May 1520)
Vijaynagar Empire Sultanate of Bijapur Vijaynagar victory
First Battle of Panipat
(1526)
  Delhi Sultanate   Emirate of Kabul Mughal victory
  • Delhi Sultanate annexed by Mughals
  • Foundation of the Mughal Empire
Battle of Bayana
(21 February 1527)
  Rajput Confedracy   Mughal Empire
  • Afghans
Rajput victory
Battle of Khanwa
(16 March 1527)
  Rajput Confederacy   Mughal Empire Mughal victory
  • Mughal rule established in North India by Babur and Agra became centre of their power from Kabul.
Battle of Ghaghra
(1529)
  Mughal Empire   Sultanate of Bengal Mughal victory
  • Bihar annexed by the Mughals
Battle of Kannauj
(1540)
  Mughal Empire Sur Empire Sur victory
Battle of Sammel
(1544)
  Kingdom of Marwar Sur Empire Sur victory
  • Bikaner and Merta became independent from Marwar
Battle of Sirhind (1555) Sur Empire   Mughal Empire Mughal victory
  • Re-Establishment of Mughal Empire By Humayun
Second Battle of Panipat
(1556)
Hemchandra Vikramaditya   Mughal Empire Mughal victory
Battle of Tughlaqabad
(7 October 1556)
Hem Chandra Vikramaditya   Mughal Empire Hem Chandra victory
  • Hem Chandra annexed mostly Mughals or Sur Empire's region and established a strong Hindu Empire
  • Part of 22 battles fought by Hemu
Battle of Talikota
(23 January 1565)
Vijaynagar Empire Deccan Sultanates Deccan Sultanates victory
  • Vijayanagara was destroyed or looted by Muslim armies.
  • Penukonda became second capital of Vijaynagar Empire.
Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568)
(23 October 1567 – 23 February 1568)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Mughal Empire Mughal victory
Siege of Ranthambore (1568)
(8 February 1568 – 21 March 1568)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Mughal Empire Mughal victory
  • Rajput leader Rai Surjan Hada surrenders Ranthambore Fort
Mughal invasion of Bengal
(1572–1576)
  Mughal Empire  Sultanate of Bengal Mughal victory
Battle of Haldighati
(18 June 1576)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Mughal Empire Inconclusive
Battle of Dewair (1582)
(1582)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Mughal Empire Rajput victory
  • Result of war led to the automatic liquidation of all 36 Mughal military outposts in Mewar
Battle of Dewair (1606)
(1606)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Mughal Empire Rajput victory
  • Amar Singh I led a hard-fought battle to defend his territory, and personally killed the Mughal commander Sultan Khan
  • Asaf Khan retreated from the battlefield.
Mughal expedition of Mewar
(1615)
  Kingdom of Mewar   Mughal Empire Mughal victory
Ahom–Mughal conflicts
(1615–1682)
  Ahom kingdom   Mughal Empire Ahom victory
  • Extension of Ahom influence to the Manas river
Battle of Toppur
(1616–17)
Imperial forces of Vijaynagar Empire
Nayaks of Tanjore
Second faction of Vijayanagara Empire
Nayaks of Gingee
Nayaks of Madurai
Pandyas of Tirunelveli
Kingdom of Travancore
Portuguese
Imperial Vijayanagara forces victory
  • It was the battle which cause the complete disintegration of the Vijayanagar Empire, which was reviving slowly.
Mughal–Safavid War (1622–23)
(1622–1623)
  Mughal Empire   Safavid Empire Safavid victory
Early Mugal-Sikh Wars (1621–1658)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • Sikh assert power
  • Mughal invulnerability shattered
Battle of Rohila (1621)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • 14,000 Mughal soldiers killed
  • Governor of Jalandhar killed
Battle of Amritsar (1634)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • Entire Mughal force killed
Battle of Lahira (1634)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • 35,000 Mughal soldiers killed
  • 100 taken prisoner
  • Governor of Kabul killed
Battle of Kartarpur
(1635)
 Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • Guru Hargobind led Sikh army deafeated Mughals
  • Shah Jahan ends attacks on Sikh
  • 50,000-96,000 Mughals killed
Siege of Orchha (1635)
(1635)
Bundela Rajputs   Mughal Empire Mughal Victory
Battle of Phagwara (1635)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • Mughals repulsed
Battle of Kiratpur (1638)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
Mughal–Safavid War (1649–53)
(1649–1653)
  Mughal Empire   Safavid Empire Persian victory
  • Safavid/Persian re-annexation of Kandahar
Battle of Sutlej (1653)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • Mughal repulsed
Invasions of Kiratpur (1658)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
  • No Sikh soldiers killed
  • 3 Mughal Generals killed
Mughal conquest of Chittagong
(1665–1666)
  Mughal Empire Kingdom of Mrauk U Mughal victory
  • Mughal annexation of southeastern Bengal
Rajput War (1679–1707)
(1679–1707)
  Kingdom of Marwar
  Kingdom of Mewar
  Mughal Empire Rajput victory
  • Aurangzeb was unable to gain any lasting success
Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war of 1679-1684
(1679–1684)
Ladakh
  Mughal Empire
Tibet
Zungar Empire
Mughal military victory
  • Mughal withdrawal after signing a treaty with the Ladakhis
  • Tibetan victory in another attack in 1684 with the assistance of reinforcements from the Zungar Empire
  • Treaty of Tingmosgang
Deccan Wars
(1681–1707)
  Maratha Empire   Mughal Empire Maratha victory
  • Permanent end to Mughal expansion in Deccan/Peninsular India
Siege of Bijapur
(1685–1686)
  Bijapur Sultanate
  Maratha Empire
  Mughal Empire Mughal victory
  • Mughal Empire annexes Bijapur State
Child's War
(1686–1690)
  Mughal Empire   East India Company Mughal victory
  • British conclusion of peace with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689
Siege of Golconda
(1687)
  Mughal Empire Golconda Sultanate Mughal victory
  • Mughal Empire annexes Golconda
Battle of Bhangani (1688)  Sikhs Alliance of 16 Hill States, including:

  Kahlur

  Garhwal

  Kangra

Guler

Hindur

Siba

Jaswan

Sikh victory
Battle of Nadaun (1691)   Bilaspur State

  Akal Sena (Sikhs)

 Mughal Empire

  Kangra State

Bijarwal State

Sikh victory
Battle of Guler (1696)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire Sikh victory
Battle of Anandpur (1699)  Sikhs Coalition of 22 Hill States (Rajas) Sikh victory
Battle of Anandpur (1700)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire

Coalition of 22 Hill States (Rajas)

Sikh victory
First siege of Anandpur (1700)  Sikhs Coalition of 22 Hill States (Rajas), Ranghars, and Gujars Sikh victory
  • Sikhs hold off attacking forces
  • 150,000+ of the coalition force killed
  • Sikh suffer minor casualties
  • Sikh leave Anandpur
Second siege of Anandpur (1704)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire

Coalition of 22 Hill States (Rajas)

Peace Treaty
  • Mughals and Hill Rajas taken an oath to never attack the Sikh if they abandon Anandpur
  • Mughals and Hill Rajas break oath
Battle of Chamkaur (1704)  Sikhs   Mughal Empire

Coalition of 22 Hill States (Rajas)

Mughal and Hill Raja Victory
  • Fail to capture Guru Gobind Singh
  • Mughal and Hill Rajas suffer heavy casualties
Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710
(1708–1710)
  Kingdom of Marwar
  Kingdom of Mewar
  Kingdom of Amber
  Mughal Empire Rajput victory
  • Mughal emperor sued for peace
  • Restoration of the Rajput holdings which had been annexed by the previous Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Nadir Shah's invasion of India
(1738–1739)
  Mughal Empire   Afsharid dynasty Persian victory
  • Persian occupation and plundering of Delhi
Travancore–Dutch War
(incl. Battle of Colachel (Kulachal) 10 August 1741

(1739–1753)
 Travancore  Dutch Empire Travancore victory
  • Dutch colonization halted in Travancore
Battle of Vasai
(1739)
  Maratha Empire   Portuguese Empire Maratha victory
Battle of Karnal
(1739–February 13, 1739)
  Mughal Empire   Persian Afsharid Empire Persian victory
Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)
(1741)
  Maratha Empire   Mughal Empire Maratha victory
Expeditions in Bengal
(1741–1748)
  Maratha Empire   Mughal Empire Peace treaty
  • Maratha annexation of the territory up to the river Suvarnarekha from Bengal
Seven Years' War
(1754–1763)
  France

  Austria
  Russia (until 1762)
  Spanish Empire (from 1761)
  Sweden (1757–62)
  Saxony
  Mughal Empire (from 1757)

  Prussia

  Great Britain
  Hanover
  Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
  Iroquois Confederacy
  Portugal (from 1761)
  Hesse-Kassel
  Schaumburg-Lippe

Status quo ante in Europe, but transfer of colonial possessions between Britain, France and Spain
  • French cession of New France (excluding Louisiana) to Britain and recognition of British supremacy in Bengal
  • Spanish cession of Florida to Britain
  • French cession of Louisiana to Spain
  • British cession of Cuba and Manila (Philippine Islands) to Spain
Maratha conquest of North-west India
(1757–1758)
  Maratha Empire   Durrani Empire Peace treaty
Battle of Plassey
(1757)
  East India Company   Nawab of Bengal
  French East India Company
Company victory
Third Battle of Panipat
(1761)
  Maratha Empire   Durrani Empire Durrani victory
  • Sadashiv Bahu led Martha's forces defeated by Ahmad shah abdali
Battle of Buxar
(1764)
  East India Company   Mughal Empire Company victory
First Anglo-Mysore War
(1767–1769)
  East India Company
  Maratha Empire
  Nawab of the Carnatic
  Hyderabad
  Mysore Mysore victory
First Anglo-Maratha War
(1775–1782)
  Maratha Empire   East India Company Maratha victory
Second Anglo-Mysore War
(1780–1784)
  Mysore   East India Company
  Maratha Empire
Status quo ante bellum
Maratha-Mysore War
(1785–1787)
  Maratha Empire   Mysore Maratha victory
  • Treaty of Gajendragad
Third Anglo-Mysore War
(1789–1792)
  East India Company
  Maratha Empire
  Hyderabad
 Travancore
  Mysore Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
(1798–1799)
  East India Company
  Maratha Empire
  Hyderabad
 Travancore
  Mysore Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory
Second Anglo-Maratha War
(1803–1805)
  Maratha Empire   East India Company British victory
Battle of Vizagapatam
(1804)
  East India Company
  United Kingdom
  France French victory
Anglo-Nepalese War
(1814–1816)
  East India Company
  Garhwal Kingdom
  Patiala State
  Kingdom of Sikkim
  Nepal Company victory
Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus
(1815)
  East India Company   United States American victory
  • Capture of Nautilus by American forces
Third Anglo-Maratha War
(1817–1818)
  Maratha Empire   East India Company British victory
First Anglo-Burmese War
(1824–1826)
  East India Company   Burmese Empire Company victory
First Anglo-Afghan War
(1839–1842)
  East India Company   Emirate of Afghanistan Afghan victory
First Opium War
(1839–1842)
  Great Britain   Qing dynasty Company victory
First Anglo-Sikh War
(1845–1846)
 Sikh Empire   East India Company
  Patiala
Company victory
Second Anglo-Sikh War
(1848–1849)
 Sikh Empire   East India Company Company victory
Second Anglo-Burmese War
(1852)
  East India Company   Burmese Empire Company victory
Anglo-Persian War
(1856–1857)
  United Kingdom

  Afghanistan

  Iran Company victory
Indian Rebellion of 1857
(1857–1858)
  Mughal Empire
  Oudh
Forces of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
Forces of Nana Sahib Peshwa II
Various other Rajas, Nawabs, Zamindars, Taluqdars, and chieftains
  East India Company
  United Kingdom
  Nepal
Various other Rajas, Nawabs, Zamindars, Taluqdars, and chieftains
Company victory
  • Suppression of the rebellions
  • End of the Mughal Empire and Company rule in India
  • Establishment of Crown rule in India (British Raj)

Modern India (c. 1850s to 1947 CE)

Wars involving British Indian Empire

Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858. India was now a single empire comprising British India and the princely states.

Name of conflict India
and allies
Opponents Outcome
Second Opium War
(1856–1860)
  British Empire

  French Empire

  China Victory
Ambela Campaign
(1863–1864)
  India Afghan Pashtuns
Yusufzai tribes
Victory
  • Bunerwals surrender.
  • Malka burned.
Bhutan War
(1864–1865)
  India Bhutan Victory
  • Bhutanese territorial cessions to India.
British Expedition to Abyssinia
(1867–1868)
  United Kingdom   Ethiopian Empire Victory
  • British victory at the Battle of Magdala, Theodore II commits suicide.
Second Anglo-Afghan War
(1878–1880)
  United Kingdom   Afghanistan Victory
  • Treaty of Gandamak, British objectives attained.
  • Afghanistan's tribal frontier areas annexed into British India.
  • Afghanistan becomes a British Protectorate.
Mahdist War
(1881–1899)
  Congo Free State
  United Kingdom

  Egypt
  Ethiopia

  Mahdist Sudan Victory
Anglo-Egyptian War
(1882)
  United Kingdom

  Tewfik Pasha

  Ahmed Orabi Victory
Third Anglo-Burmese War
(1885)
  India   Burmese Empire Victory
  • The province of Burma became part of India.
Third Black Mountain Expedition
(1888)
  India Hassanzai and Akazai tribes. Victory
  • Allaiwal village of Pokal occupied and destroyed.
Sikkim Expedition
(1888)
  India   Tibet Victory
  • Tibetan forces expelled from Sikkim.
Hunza-Nagar Campaign
(1891)
  India Hunza
Nagar
Victory
Chitral Expedition
(1895)
  India Chitralis Bajouri and Afghan Tribesmen Victory
  • Fort of Chitral relieved.
Anglo-Zanzibar War
(1896)
  Britain   Zanzibar Sultanate Victory
Tochi Expedition
(1896)
  India Waziris Victory
  • Rebellion put down.
Siege of Malakand
(1897)
  India پشتون Pashtun tribes Victory
  • Siege successful.
First Mohmand Campaign
(1897–1898)
  India Mohmands Victory
Tirah Campaign
(1897–1898)
  India Afridis
Orakzais
Chamkanis
Victory
  • Negotiations for peace were then begun with the Afridis.
Boxer Rebellion
(1899–1901)
  Empire of Japan
  Russia
  United Kingdom

  France
  United States
  Germany
  Austria-Hungary
  Italy

  Yihetuan Movement
  China
Victory
  • The rebellion was suppressed.
  • Signing of the Boxer Protocol.
  • Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing.
Second Boer War
(1899–1902)
  United Kingdom   Orange Free State
  South African Republic
Victory
British expedition to Tibet
(1903–1904)
  India   Tibet Victory
Bambatha Rebellion
(1906)
  United Kingdom Zulu people Victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
Bazar Valley Campaign
(1908)
  India Zakka Khel clan of the Afridi Victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
World War I
(1914–1918)
  France
  United Kingdom

  Russia
  Italy
  United States
  Serbia
  Montenegro
  Belgium
  Japan
  Romania
  Portugal
  Hejaz
  China
  Greece
  Brazil
  Kingdom of Nepal

  Germany
  Austria-Hungary
  Ottoman Empire
  Bulgaria
Victory
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
(1918–1920)
  White Movement
  British Empire

  Japan
  Czechoslovakia
  Greece
  Poland
  United States
  France
  Romania
  Serbia
  Italy
  China

  Russian SFSR
  Far Eastern Republic
  Latvian SSR
  Ukrainian SSR
  Commune of Estonia
  Mongolian communists
Withdrawal
  • Allied withdrawal from Russia.
  • Bolshevik victory over White Army.
Turkish War of Independence
(1919–1923)
  Greece

  France

  Armenia
  United Kingdom

  Istanbul Government

  Italy
  Georgia

  Ankara Government

  Kuva-yi Milliye

Defeat[1]
Third Anglo-Afghan War
(1919)
  United Kingdom   Afghanistan Armistice
  • Treaty of Rawalpindi
  • Afghan invasion repelled.
  • Afghanistan regains control of external affairs.
  • Reaffirmation of the Durand Line.
First Waziristan Campaign
(1919)
  India   Waziristan Victory
  • Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes.
Kuwait–Najd War
(1919–1920)
  United Kingdom

  Kuwait

  Sultanate of Nejd Victory
  • Ikhawan retreat.
Iraqi revolt
(1920)
  United Kingdom   Iraqi rebels Victory
Malabar rebellion
(1921)
  India Mappila Muslims Victory
  • Rebellion suppressed.
Pink's War
(1925)
  India Mahsud tribesmen Victory
  • Tribal leaders accept terms.
Second Mohmand Campaign
(1935)
  India Mohmands Victory
Second Waziristan Campaign
(1936–1939)
  India   Waziri tribesmen Victory
  • Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes.
World War II
(1939–1945)
  Soviet Union
  United States
  United Kingdom
  China
  France
  Free France
  Poland
  Yugoslavia
  Greece
  Republican Spain
  Netherlands
  Belgium
  Luxembourg
  Denmark
  Norway
  Czechoslovakia
  FTM
  Canada
  Australia
  New Zealand
  India
  Ceylon
  British Burma
  Egypt
  Sudan
  Nigeria
  South Africa
  Philippines
  Ethiopia
  Brazil
  Mexico
  Colombia
  Cuba
  Chile
  Peru
  Mongolia
  Tuva
  Viet Minh
  KLA
  Kingdom of Nepal
  Germany
  Japan
  Italy
  Vichy France
  Romania
  Hungary
  Bulgaria
  Slovakia
  Bohemia and Moravia
  Croatia
  Finland
  Francoist Spain
  Kingdom of Albania
  German Albania
  Thailand
  Iraq
  Azad Hind
  Japanese Burma
  Manchukuo
  Mengjiang
Victory
Western Desert Campaign
(1940–1943)
  United Kingdom

  Australia
  New Zealand
  Egypt
  South Africa
  Free France
  Poland
  Greece
  Czechoslovakia

  Italy

Supported by:
  Germany

Victory
  • Allied Victory
East African Campaign
(1940–1943)
  United Kingdom

  Belgium

  Ethiopia
  Free France

  Italy

Supported by:
  Germany

Victory
  • Collapse of Italian East Africa
Indonesian National Revolution
(1945–1947)
  Netherlands
  United Kingdom
  Indonesia Withdrawal
  • Indian withdrawal after independence in 1947.
  • The Netherlands recognises Indonesian independence.
Operation Masterdom
(1945–1946)
  United Kingdom

  France
  Japan

  Viet Minh Victory

Wars involving Azad Hind

Azad Hind (with its Indian National Army) was a provisional government put in place in Japanese-occupied India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with the help of Japan during World War II.

Name of conflict Azad Hind
and allies
Opponents Outcome
Azad Hind intervention in World War II
(1944–1945)
  Germany
  Japan
  Italy
  Vichy France
  Romania
  Hungary
  Bulgaria
  Slovakia
  Bohemia and Moravia
  Croatia
  Finland
  Francoist Spain
  Kingdom of Albania
  German Albania
 

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This is a list of known wars conflicts battles sieges missions and operations involving former kingdoms and states in the Indian subcontinent and the modern day Republic of India and its predecessors Contents 1 Ancient India c 15th to 1st century BCE 2 Classical India c 1st to 6th century CE 3 Early Medieval India c 7th to 12th century CE 4 Late Medieval India c 13th to 15th century CE 5 Early Modern India c 16th to mid 19th century CE 6 Modern India c 1850s to 1947 CE 6 1 Wars involving British Indian Empire 6 2 Wars involving Azad Hind 7 Post Colonial India c 1947 present 7 1 Wars involving the Union and Republic of India 8 See also 9 Notes 10 ReferencesAncient India c 15th to 1st century BCE Name of conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeBattle of the Ten Kings c 14th century BCE Bharata kingdom Ten King Alliance Bharatas Victory Bharatas ruled entire Aryavarta and named as Bharata Khanda Kurukshetra War Pandavas of Kuru Kingdom Kaurava of Kuru Kingdom Pandavas Victory After Pandavas victory entire North India or central India come under Kuru rule Kosala Kashi war c 650 BCE Kosala kingdom Kasi kingdom Kosala Victory Kosala annexation of KasiKosala conquest of Gaṇasaṅgha c 600 to 550 BCE Kosala kingdom GaṇasaṅghasKalamaShakyaKoliya Kosala Victory Kosala annexation of three GaṇasaṅghaGandhara Avanti war c 575 BCE Gandhara kingdom Pradyota dynasty Gandhara Victory Pushkarasarin of Gandhara kingdom defeated Pradyota of AvantiMagadha Anga war c 535 BCE Haryanka dynasty Anga Kingdom Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of AngaAchaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley c 535 518BCE 450 BCE Mahajanapadas Achaemenid Empire Achaemenid Victory Persian rule established over the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinentAvanti Magadhan wars c 510 BCE 400 BCE Haryanka dynastyShishunaga dynasty Avanti Ancient India Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of AvantiMagadha Kosala war c 485 BCE Kosala kingdom Magadha led by Haryanka dynasty Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of KosalaMagadha Vajji war c 484 BCE 468 BCE Haryanka dynasty Vajjika League led by the Licchavis Magadha Victory Magadhan annexation of Vajji confederacyIndian campaign of Alexander the Great c 327 BCE 325 BCE Macedonian Empire Various Indian kingdoms Macedonia conquers up to the Beas River yet has to stop its advance in the Indus Battle of the Hydaspes c 326 BCE Porus MacedonLeague of CorinthPersian alliesIndian allies Macedon Victory Annexation of Punjab Porus became his province chiefConquest of the Nanda Empire c 323 BCE 322 BCE Chandragupta Maurya Nanda Empire Maurya Victory Fall of Nanda Empire Consolidation of the Maurya EmpireSeleucid Mauryan war c 305 BCE 303 BCE Maurya Empire Seleucid Empire Maurya Victory Maurya annexation of all of the Macedonian Satrapies in the Indus River ValleyKalinga War c 262 BCE 261 BCE Maurya Empire Kalinga Maurya Victory Maurya annexation of KalingaKharavela conquest of Magadha between 180 and 160 BCE Mahameghavahana dynasty Shunga Empire Mahameghavahana VictoryKharavela conquest of Dravidian Kingdoms between 180 and 160 BCE Mahameghavahana dynasty Dravidian Kingdoms Mahameghavahana VictoryBattle of Vijithapura c 162 161 BCE Chola dynasty Anuradhapura Kingdom Anuradhapura VictoryBattle of Vidarbha c 145 BCE Shunga Empire Vidarbha kingdom Mauryan era Shunga VictoryBattle on the Sindhu river c 135 BCE Shunga Empire Indo Greek Kingdom Shunga VictoryClassical India c 1st to 6th century CE Name of conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeSaka Satavahana Wars c 1st 2nd century CE Satavahana Empire Western Kshatrapas Satvahana VictoryBattle of Venni c 130 CE Cholas Uraiyur Chera dynastyPandya dynastyVelir Chola VictorySamudragupta conquest of Western Satraps c 350 to c 360 CE Gupta Empire Western Satraps Guptas VictoryChandragupta II conquest of Western Satraps c 390 to c 410 CE Gupta Empire Western Satraps Guptas VictorySkandagupta conquest of Hunas c 455 to c 457 CE Gupta Empire Alchon Huns Guptas VictoryFirst Hunnic War c 496 515 CE Indian Kingdoms confederacy Gupta EmpireAulikara EmpireLater Gupta dynasty Alchon Huns Indian kingdoms VictorySecond Hunnic War incl Battle of Sondani c 528 CE c 520 534 CE Indian Kingdoms confederacy Aulikara EmpireGupta EmpireLater Gupta dynasty Alchon Huns Indian Kingdoms VictoryEarly Medieval India c 7th to 12th century CE Name of conflict Belliegents Opponents OutcomeBattle of Narmada 619 CE Chalukyas of Vatapi Vardhana dynasty Chalukya victory Harshavardhana South Indian expandation halted Part of imperial conquest of Pulakeshin IIBattle of Pullalur 618 619 CE Chalukyas of Vatapi Pallava dynasty Chalukya victory Result of battle is inconclusive by mostly historians Part of Chalukya Pallava WarsBattle of Vatapi 642 CE Chalukyas of Vatapi Pallava dynasty Pallava victory Pallava victory and conquest of Vatapi Part of Chalukya Pallava WarsUmayyad campaigns in India 712 740 CE Gurjara PratiharaGuhila dynastyMaitraka dynasty Chalukya dynastyKarkota Empire Umayyad Caliphate Indian Victory Arab and later Muslim invasions halted in India for next 300 years Chalukya Chola wars 992 1120 CE Chola Empire Western Chalukya Empire Chola VictoryChola conquest of Anuradhapura 993 1017 CE Chola Empire Anuradhapura Kingdom Chola VictoryChola expedition to North India 1019 1024 CE Chola Empire Somavamsi dynastyPala EmpireKamboja Pala dynasty Chandra dynasty Chola victory Kalinga and Bengal annexed as vassal states of the Chola Empire Part of imperial conquest of Rajendra Chola IChola invasion of Srivijaya 1025 CE Chola Empire Srivijaya Chola VictoryChola invasion of Kadaram 1068 CE Chola Empire Srivijaya Chola VictoryBattle of Kasahrada 1178 CE Rajput Confedracy Ghurid dynasty Rajput VictoryFirst Battle of Tarain 1191 CE Rajput Confedracy Ghurid dynasty Rajput VictorySecond Battle of Tarain 1192 CE Rajput Confedracy Ghurid dynasty Ghurids VictoryLate Medieval India c 13th to 15th century CE Name of conflict Belligerents Belligerents OutcomeBattle of Katasin 1243 Ganga Empire Mamluk dynasty Delhi Ganga Empire VictorySecond seizure of Lakhnauti 1244 Ganga Empire Mamluk dynasty Delhi Ganga Empire VictoryBattles of Umurdan 1247 to 1256 Ganga Empire Mamluk dynasty Delhi Ganga Empire VictoryBattle of Beas River 1285 Delhi Sultanate Chagatai Khanate Delhi Sultanate VictoryMongol invasion of India 1297 1298 Delhi Sultanate Chagatai Khanate Delhi Sultanate Victory Mongol forces expelled from IndiaBattle of Kili 1299 Khalji dynasty Chagatai Khanate Khalji VictorySiege of Ranthambore 1301 Delhi Sultanate Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura Delhi Sultanate VictorySiege of Chittorgarh 1303 Delhi Sultanate Guhila dynasty Delhi Sultanate VictoryAlauddin Khalji s conquest of Gujarat 1304 Delhi Sultanate Vaghela dynasty Delhi Sultanate VictoryAlauddin Khalji s conquest of Malwa 1305 Delhi Sultanate Paramara dynasty Delhi Sultanate VictoryAlauddin Khalji s conquest of Devagiri 1308 Delhi Sultanate Seuna dynasty Delhi Sultanate VictorySiege of Warangal 1310 Kakatiya Empire Khalji dynasty Khalji VictoryMalik Kafur s invasion of the Pandya kingdom 1310 1311 Pandyan Kingdom Khalji dynasty Khalji VictorySiege of Warangal 1318 Kakatiya Empire Khalji dynasty Khalji VictoryBattle of Lahrawat 1320 Khusrau Khan Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq VictorySiege of Warangal 1323 Kakatiya Empire Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq Victory End of Kakatiya EmpireBattle of Singoli 1336 Kingdom of Mewar Tughlaq dynasty Rajput Victory Rana Hammir Singh defeated Tughlaq Army Muhammad bin Tughluq taken prisonerBengal Sultanate Delhi Sultanate War 1353 1359 Delhi Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Victory Withdrawal by the Delhi Sultanate Delhi recognises sovereignty of the Sultan of BengalJaunpur Bhojpur War 1389 1489 Jaunpur Sultanate Ujjainiyas of Bhojpur Jaunpur Sultanate Victory Ujjainiyas flee into the forest and lead a guerilla warfare resistanceBattle of Delhi 1398 1398 Timurid Empire Delhi Sultanate Timurid Empire Victory Delhi is sacked and looted End of Tughluq dynastyBengal Sultanate Jaunpur Sultanate War 1415 1420 Bengal Sultanate Diplomatic support nbsp Timurid Empire Ming China Jaunpur Sultanate Bengal Sultanate VictoryBattle of Sarangpur 1437 Kingdom of MewarKingdom of Marwar Malwa Sultanate Rajput Victory Sultan Mahmud Khalji taken prisonerBattle of Mandalgarh and Banas 1442 1446 Kingdom of Mewar Malwa Sultanate Rajput VictoryBattle of Nagaur 1457 Kingdom of Mewar Gujarat SultanateNagaur Sultanate Rajput VictoryEarly Modern India c 16th to mid 19th century CE Name of conflict Time Belligerents Opponents OutcomeBattle of Khatoli 1518 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Delhi Sultanate Rajput victory Northeast Rajputana annexed by Rana Sanga Part of Rana Sanga s conquests Battle of Gagron 1519 nbsp Rajput Confedracy Malwa SultanateGujarat Sultanate Rajput victory Rana Sanga conquer most of Malwa region Part of Rana Sanga s conquests Battle of Dholpur 1519 nbsp Rajput Confedracy nbsp Delhi Sultanate Rajput victory The boundaries of Rana Sanga s military influence came to extend within striking distance of Agra Chanderi bestowed to Medini Rai Part of Rana Sanga s conquests Battle of Gujarat 1520 1520 nbsp Rajput Confedracy Gujarat Sultanate Rajput victory Royal treasuries of Gujarat plundered by Rana Sanga Idar given to Rao Rai Mal Rathore Part of Rana Sanga s conquests Battle of Raichur 20 May 1520 Vijaynagar Empire Sultanate of Bijapur Vijaynagar victory Part of Krishnadevaraya s conquests First Battle of Panipat 1526 nbsp Delhi Sultanate nbsp Emirate of Kabul Mughal victory Delhi Sultanate annexed by Mughals Foundation of the Mughal EmpireBattle of Bayana 21 February 1527 nbsp Rajput Confedracy nbsp Mughal Empire Afghans Rajput victory Mughal and Afghan Forces retreated Bayana region captured by Rajput Forces Part of Rana Sanga s conquests Starting of Mughal Rajput WarsBattle of Khanwa 16 March 1527 nbsp Rajput Confederacy nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory Mughal rule established in North India by Babur and Agra became centre of their power from Kabul Battle of Ghaghra 1529 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Sultanate of Bengal Mughal victory Bihar annexed by the MughalsBattle of Kannauj 1540 nbsp Mughal Empire Sur Empire Sur victory Humayun was soundly defeated Resulted in 15 year s exile in the court of Shah Tahmasp IBattle of Sammel 1544 nbsp Kingdom of Marwar Sur Empire Sur victory Bikaner and Merta became independent from MarwarBattle of Sirhind 1555 Sur Empire nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory Re Establishment of Mughal Empire By HumayunSecond Battle of Panipat 1556 Hemchandra Vikramaditya nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory Mughal dynasty rule restored in North India Hemchandra Vikramaditya Empire declineBattle of Tughlaqabad 7 October 1556 Hem Chandra Vikramaditya nbsp Mughal Empire Hem Chandra victory Hem Chandra annexed mostly Mughals or Sur Empire s region and established a strong Hindu Empire Part of 22 battles fought by HemuBattle of Talikota 23 January 1565 Vijaynagar Empire Deccan Sultanates Deccan Sultanates victory Vijayanagara was destroyed or looted by Muslim armies Penukonda became second capital of Vijaynagar Empire Siege of Chittorgarh 1567 1568 23 October 1567 23 February 1568 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory The Mughal Empire swept into the territories of Udai Singh IISiege of Ranthambore 1568 8 February 1568 21 March 1568 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory Rajput leader Rai Surjan Hada surrenders Ranthambore FortMughal invasion of Bengal 1572 1576 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Sultanate of Bengal Mughal victory Mughal annexation of Bengal and formation of Bengal SubahBattle of Haldighati 18 June 1576 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Inconclusive Mughals were unable to capture Maharana Pratap amp unable to annexed MewarBattle of Dewair 1582 1582 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Rajput victory Result of war led to the automatic liquidation of all 36 Mughal military outposts in MewarBattle of Dewair 1606 1606 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Rajput victory Amar Singh I led a hard fought battle to defend his territory and personally killed the Mughal commander Sultan Khan Asaf Khan retreated from the battlefield Mughal expedition of Mewar 1615 nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory Amar Singh I Surrendered Mewar became a vassal of Mughal EmpireAhom Mughal conflicts 1615 1682 nbsp Ahom kingdom nbsp Mughal Empire Ahom victory Extension of Ahom influence to the Manas riverBattle of Toppur 1616 17 Imperial forces of Vijaynagar EmpireNayaks of Tanjore Second faction of Vijayanagara EmpireNayaks of GingeeNayaks of MaduraiPandyas of TirunelveliKingdom of TravancorePortuguese Imperial Vijayanagara forces victory It was the battle which cause the complete disintegration of the Vijayanagar Empire which was reviving slowly Mughal Safavid War 1622 23 1622 1623 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Safavid Empire Safavid victory Safavid annexation of KandaharEarly Mugal Sikh Wars 1621 1658 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory Sikh assert power Mughal invulnerability shatteredBattle of Rohila 1621 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory 14 000 Mughal soldiers killed Governor of Jalandhar killedBattle of Amritsar 1634 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory Entire Mughal force killedBattle of Lahira 1634 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory 35 000 Mughal soldiers killed 100 taken prisoner Governor of Kabul killedBattle of Kartarpur 1635 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory Guru Hargobind led Sikh army deafeated Mughals Shah Jahan ends attacks on Sikh 50 000 96 000 Mughals killedSiege of Orchha 1635 1635 Bundela Rajputs nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal Victory Aurangzeb captured Orchha Jhujhar Singh escaped Battle of Phagwara 1635 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory Mughals repulsedBattle of Kiratpur 1638 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victoryMughal Safavid War 1649 53 1649 1653 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Safavid Empire Persian victory Safavid Persian re annexation of KandaharBattle of Sutlej 1653 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory Mughal repulsedInvasions of Kiratpur 1658 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victory No Sikh soldiers killed 3 Mughal Generals killedMughal conquest of Chittagong 1665 1666 nbsp Mughal Empire Kingdom of Mrauk U Mughal victory Mughal annexation of southeastern BengalRajput War 1679 1707 1679 1707 nbsp Kingdom of Marwar nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Mughal Empire Rajput victory Aurangzeb was unable to gain any lasting successTibet Ladakh Mughal war of 1679 1684 1679 1684 Ladakh nbsp Mughal Empire TibetZungar Empire Mughal military victory Mughal withdrawal after signing a treaty with the Ladakhis Tibetan victory in another attack in 1684 with the assistance of reinforcements from the Zungar Empire Treaty of TingmosgangDeccan Wars 1681 1707 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Mughal Empire Maratha victory Permanent end to Mughal expansion in Deccan Peninsular IndiaSiege of Bijapur 1685 1686 Bijapur Sultanate nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Mughal Empire Mughal victory Mughal Empire annexes Bijapur StateChild s War 1686 1690 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp East India Company Mughal victory British conclusion of peace with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689Siege of Golconda 1687 nbsp Mughal Empire Golconda Sultanate Mughal victory Mughal Empire annexes GolcondaBattle of Bhangani 1688 nbsp Sikhs Alliance of 16 Hill States including nbsp Kahlur nbsp Garhwal nbsp KangraGulerHindurSibaJaswan Sikh victoryBattle of Nadaun 1691 nbsp Bilaspur State nbsp Akal Sena Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Kangra StateBijarwal State Sikh victoryBattle of Guler 1696 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Sikh victoryBattle of Anandpur 1699 nbsp Sikhs Coalition of 22 Hill States Rajas Sikh victoryBattle of Anandpur 1700 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Coalition of 22 Hill States Rajas Sikh victoryFirst siege of Anandpur 1700 nbsp Sikhs Coalition of 22 Hill States Rajas Ranghars and Gujars Sikh victory Sikhs hold off attacking forces 150 000 of the coalition force killed Sikh suffer minor casualties Sikh leave AnandpurSecond siege of Anandpur 1704 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Coalition of 22 Hill States Rajas Peace Treaty Mughals and Hill Rajas taken an oath to never attack the Sikh if they abandon Anandpur Mughals and Hill Rajas break oathBattle of Chamkaur 1704 nbsp Sikhs nbsp Mughal Empire Coalition of 22 Hill States Rajas Mughal and Hill Raja Victory Fail to capture Guru Gobind Singh Mughal and Hill Rajas suffer heavy casualtiesRajput Rebellion 1708 1710 1708 1710 nbsp Kingdom of Marwar nbsp Kingdom of Mewar nbsp Kingdom of Amber nbsp Mughal Empire Rajput victory Mughal emperor sued for peace Restoration of the Rajput holdings which had been annexed by the previous Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Nadir Shah s invasion of India 1738 1739 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Afsharid dynasty Persian victory Persian occupation and plundering of DelhiTravancore Dutch War incl Battle of Colachel Kulachal 10 August 1741 1739 1753 nbsp Travancore nbsp Dutch Empire nbsp Dutch East India Company Travancore victory Dutch colonization halted in TravancoreBattle of Vasai 1739 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Portuguese Empire Maratha victoryBattle of Karnal 1739 February 13 1739 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Persian Afsharid Empire Persian victorySiege of Trichinopoly 1741 1741 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Nawab of the Carnatic Maratha victory Maratha annexation of TiruchirappalliExpeditions in Bengal 1741 1748 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Nawab of Bengal Peace treaty Maratha annexation of the territory up to the river Suvarnarekha from BengalSeven Years War 1754 1763 nbsp France nbsp Austria nbsp Russia until 1762 nbsp Spanish Empire from 1761 nbsp Sweden 1757 62 nbsp Saxony nbsp Mughal Empire from 1757 nbsp Prussia nbsp Great Britain nbsp Hanover nbsp Brunswick Wolfenbuttel nbsp Iroquois Confederacy nbsp Portugal from 1761 nbsp Hesse Kassel nbsp Schaumburg Lippe Status quo ante in Europe but transfer of colonial possessions between Britain France and Spain French cession of New France excluding Louisiana to Britain and recognition of British supremacy in Bengal Spanish cession of Florida to Britain French cession of Louisiana to Spain British cession of Cuba and Manila Philippine Islands to SpainMaratha conquest of North west India 1757 1758 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Durrani Empire Peace treaty Maratha annexation of Punjab Kashmir and surrounding regions Battle of Plassey 1757 nbsp East India Company nbsp Nawab of Bengal nbsp French East India Company Company victory British annexation of BengalThird Battle of Panipat 1761 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Durrani Empire Durrani victory Sadashiv Bahu led Martha s forces defeated by Ahmad shah abdaliBattle of Buxar 1764 nbsp East India Company nbsp Mughal Empire Company victory Treaty of AllahabadFirst Anglo Mysore War 1767 1769 nbsp East India Company nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Nawab of the Carnatic nbsp Hyderabad nbsp Mysore Mysore victory Treaty of MadrasFirst Anglo Maratha War 1775 1782 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp East India Company Maratha victory Treaty of SalbaiSecond Anglo Mysore War 1780 1784 nbsp Mysore nbsp East India Company nbsp Maratha Empire Status quo ante bellum Treaty of MangaloreMaratha Mysore War 1785 1787 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Mysore Maratha victory Treaty of GajendragadThird Anglo Mysore War 1789 1792 nbsp East India Company nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Hyderabad nbsp Travancore nbsp Mysore Maratha Hyderabad British victory Treaty of SeringapatamFourth Anglo Mysore War 1798 1799 nbsp East India Company nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp Hyderabad nbsp Travancore nbsp Mysore Maratha Hyderabad British victorySecond Anglo Maratha War 1803 1805 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp East India Company British victory Treaty of Surji AnjangaonBattle of Vizagapatam 1804 nbsp East India Company nbsp United Kingdom nbsp France French victoryAnglo Nepalese War 1814 1816 nbsp East India Company nbsp Garhwal Kingdom nbsp Patiala State nbsp Kingdom of Sikkim nbsp Nepal Company victory Treaty of Sugauli Cession of Nepalese territory to the British EmpireCapture of East India Company ship Nautilus 1815 nbsp East India Company nbsp United States American victory Capture of Nautilus by American forcesThird Anglo Maratha War 1817 1818 nbsp Maratha Empire nbsp East India Company British victory Formal dissolution of the Maratha EmpireFirst Anglo Burmese War 1824 1826 nbsp East India Company nbsp Burmese Empire Company victory Treaty of Yandabo Beginning of British rule in BurmaFirst Anglo Afghan War 1839 1842 nbsp East India Company nbsp Emirate of Afghanistan Afghan victory British withdrawal from AfghanistanFirst Opium War 1839 1842 nbsp Great Britain nbsp East India Company nbsp Qing dynasty Company victory Treaty of NankingFirst Anglo Sikh War 1845 1846 nbsp Sikh Empire nbsp East India Company nbsp Patiala Company victorySecond Anglo Sikh War 1848 1849 nbsp Sikh Empire nbsp East India Company Company victory Dissolution of the Sikh EmpireSecond Anglo Burmese War 1852 nbsp East India Company nbsp Burmese Empire Company victory Succession of Pagan Min by Mindon Min in BurmaAnglo Persian War 1856 1857 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp East India Company nbsp Afghanistan nbsp Iran Company victory Treaty of Paris 1857 Persian withdrawal from HeratIndian Rebellion of 1857 1857 1858 nbsp Mughal Empire nbsp Oudh Forces of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi Forces of Nana Sahib Peshwa IIVarious other Rajas Nawabs Zamindars Taluqdars and chieftains nbsp East India Company nbsp United Kingdom nbsp NepalVarious other Rajas Nawabs Zamindars Taluqdars and chieftains Company victory Suppression of the rebellions End of the Mughal Empire and Company rule in India Establishment of Crown rule in India British Raj Modern India c 1850s to 1947 CE Wars involving British Indian Empire Main article British Raj Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857 the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858 India was now a single empire comprising British India and the princely states Name of conflict Indiaand allies Opponents OutcomeSecond Opium War 1856 1860 nbsp British Empire nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp French Empire nbsp China Victory Treaties of Tientsin Ambela Campaign 1863 1864 nbsp India Afghan PashtunsYusufzai tribes Victory Bunerwals surrender Malka burned Bhutan War 1864 1865 nbsp India Bhutan Victory Bhutanese territorial cessions to India British Expedition to Abyssinia 1867 1868 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Ethiopian Empire Victory British victory at the Battle of Magdala Theodore II commits suicide Second Anglo Afghan War 1878 1880 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Afghanistan Victory Treaty of Gandamak British objectives attained Afghanistan s tribal frontier areas annexed into British India Afghanistan becomes a British Protectorate Mahdist War 1881 1899 nbsp Congo Free State nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Egypt nbsp Ethiopia nbsp Mahdist Sudan Victory Sudan became an Anglo Egyptian condominium Anglo Egyptian War 1882 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Tewfik Pasha nbsp Ahmed Orabi Victory Ahmed Orabi exiled British occupation of Egypt Third Anglo Burmese War 1885 nbsp India nbsp Burmese Empire Victory The province of Burma became part of India Third Black Mountain Expedition 1888 nbsp India Hassanzai and Akazai tribes Victory Allaiwal village of Pokal occupied and destroyed Sikkim Expedition 1888 nbsp India nbsp Tibet Victory Tibetan forces expelled from Sikkim Hunza Nagar Campaign 1891 nbsp India HunzaNagar Victory The British gained control of Hunza and Nagar Chitral Expedition 1895 nbsp India Chitralis Bajouri and Afghan Tribesmen Victory Fort of Chitral relieved Anglo Zanzibar War 1896 nbsp Britain nbsp India nbsp Zanzibar Sultanate Victory End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar Zanzibar ceded to the British Empire Tochi Expedition 1896 nbsp India Waziris Victory Rebellion put down Siege of Malakand 1897 nbsp India پشتون Pashtun tribes Victory Siege successful First Mohmand Campaign 1897 1898 nbsp India Mohmands Victory Punitive expedition successful Tirah Campaign 1897 1898 nbsp India AfridisOrakzaisChamkanis Victory Negotiations for peace were then begun with the Afridis Boxer Rebellion 1899 1901 nbsp Empire of Japan nbsp Russia nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp France nbsp United States nbsp Germany nbsp Austria Hungary nbsp Italy nbsp Yihetuan Movement nbsp China Victory The rebellion was suppressed Signing of the Boxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing Second Boer War 1899 1902 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp British Cape Colony nbsp Natal Colony nbsp Rhodesia nbsp Australia nbsp India nbsp Canada nbsp New Zealand nbsp Ceylon nbsp Orange Free State nbsp South African Republic Victory Treaty of Vereeniging British sovereignty over The Orange Free State and the Transvaal British expedition to Tibet 1903 1904 nbsp India nbsp Tibet Victory Treaty enforced return to status quo Bambatha Rebellion 1906 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India Zulu people Victory Rebellion suppressedBazar Valley Campaign 1908 nbsp India Zakka Khel clan of the Afridi Victory Rebellion suppressedWorld War I 1914 1918 nbsp France nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Canada nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp India nbsp South Africa nbsp Russia nbsp Italy nbsp United States nbsp Serbia nbsp Montenegro nbsp Belgium nbsp Japan nbsp Romania nbsp Portugal nbsp Hejaz nbsp China nbsp Greece nbsp Brazil nbsp Kingdom of Nepal nbsp Germany nbsp Austria Hungary nbsp Ottoman Empire nbsp Bulgaria Victory End of the German Russian Ottoman and Austro Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of NationsAllied intervention in the Russian Civil War 1918 1920 nbsp White Movement nbsp British Empire nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Canada nbsp Australia nbsp India nbsp South Africa nbsp Japan nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp Greece nbsp Poland nbsp United States nbsp France nbsp Romania nbsp Serbia nbsp Italy nbsp China nbsp Russian SFSR nbsp Far Eastern Republic nbsp Latvian SSR nbsp Ukrainian SSR nbsp Commune of Estonia nbsp Mongolian communists Withdrawal Allied withdrawal from Russia Bolshevik victory over White Army Turkish War of Independence 1919 1923 nbsp Greece nbsp Pontic Rebels nbsp France nbsp French Armenian Legion nbsp French West Africa nbsp Armenia nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Istanbul Government nbsp Kuva yi Inzibatiye nbsp Italy nbsp Georgia nbsp Ankara Government nbsp Kuva yi Nizamiye nbsp Kuva yi Milliye Defeat 1 Armistice of Mudanya Overthrow of the Ottoman sultanate Treaty of Lausanne Withdrawal of Allied forces from occupied lands of Turkey Establishment of the Republic of Turkey Third Anglo Afghan War 1919 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Afghanistan Armistice Treaty of Rawalpindi Afghan invasion repelled Afghanistan regains control of external affairs Reaffirmation of the Durand Line First Waziristan Campaign 1919 nbsp India nbsp Waziristan Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes Kuwait Najd War 1919 1920 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Kuwait nbsp Sultanate of Nejd nbsp Ikhwan Victory Ikhawan retreat Iraqi revolt 1920 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Iraqi rebels Victory Faisal I of Iraq installed as the King of Iraq Malabar rebellion 1921 nbsp India Mappila Muslims Victory Rebellion suppressed Pink s War 1925 nbsp India Mahsud tribesmen Victory Tribal leaders accept terms Second Mohmand Campaign 1935 nbsp India Mohmands Victory Jirga and peace Second Waziristan Campaign 1936 1939 nbsp India nbsp Waziri tribesmen Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes World War II 1939 1945 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp United States nbsp United Kingdom nbsp China nbsp France nbsp Free France nbsp Poland nbsp Yugoslavia nbsp Greece nbsp Republican Spain nbsp Netherlands nbsp Belgium nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Denmark nbsp Norway nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp FTM nbsp Canada nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp India nbsp Ceylon nbsp British Burma nbsp Egypt nbsp Sudan nbsp Nigeria nbsp South Africa nbsp Philippines nbsp Ethiopia nbsp Brazil nbsp Mexico nbsp Colombia nbsp Cuba nbsp Chile nbsp Peru nbsp Mongolia nbsp Tuva nbsp Viet Minh nbsp KLA nbsp Kingdom of Nepal nbsp Germany nbsp Japan nbsp Italy nbsp Vichy France nbsp Romania nbsp Hungary nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Slovakia nbsp Bohemia and Moravia nbsp Croatia nbsp Finland nbsp Francoist Spain nbsp Kingdom of Albania nbsp German Albania nbsp Thailand nbsp Iraq nbsp Azad Hind nbsp Japanese Burma nbsp Manchukuo nbsp Mengjiang Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold WarWestern Desert Campaign 1940 1943 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Sudan nbsp Southern Rhodesia nbsp Palestine nbsp Australia nbsp New Zealand nbsp Egypt nbsp South Africa nbsp Free France nbsp Poland nbsp Greece nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp Italy nbsp LibyaSupported by nbsp Germany Victory Allied VictoryEast African Campaign 1940 1943 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Australia nbsp Gold Coast nbsp India nbsp Kenya nbsp Nigeria nbsp Nyasaland nbsp Northern Rhodesia nbsp Southern Rhodesia nbsp Uganda nbsp Somaliland nbsp South Africa nbsp Sudan nbsp Belgium nbsp Belgian Congo nbsp Ethiopia nbsp Free France nbsp French Equatorial Africa nbsp Italy nbsp Italian East AfricaSupported by nbsp Germany Victory Collapse of Italian East AfricaIndonesian National Revolution 1945 1947 nbsp Netherlands nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp Indonesia Withdrawal Indian withdrawal after independence in 1947 The Netherlands recognises Indonesian independence Operation Masterdom 1945 1946 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp India nbsp France nbsp Japan nbsp Viet Minh Victory Start of the First Indochina War lasting until the Geneva Conference of 1954 Wars involving Azad Hind Azad Hind with its Indian National Army was a provisional government put in place in Japanese occupied India by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with the help of Japan during World War II Name of conflict Azad Hindand allies Opponents OutcomeAzad Hind intervention in World War II 1944 1945 nbsp Germany nbsp Japan nbsp Italy nbsp Vichy France nbsp Romania nbsp Hungary nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Slovakia nbsp Bohemia and Moravia nbsp Croatia nbsp Finland nbsp Francoist Spain nbsp Kingdom of Albania nbsp German Albania nbsp, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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